The Firebreak Stakes, is a

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, for horses aged four and over, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in

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. The race is named in honour of the racehorse Firebreak, who won the

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for Godolphin in 2004. The Firebreak Stakes was first contested in 2011 as a Listed race and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. It was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before moving to dirt in 2015.

Records

Record time: * 1:35.45 -

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''2015'' Most successful horse (2 wins): * ''no horse has won the race more than once'' Most wins by a

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: * 3 -

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''2018, 2020, 2022'' Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - Salem bin Ghadayer ''2018, 2020, 2022'' * 2 - Saeed bin Suroor ''2011, 2012'' * 2 - Satish Seemar ''2017, 2021'' Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Godolphin ''2011, 2012, 2013, 2016''

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